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Constituency

266. Bhikangaon

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Madhya Pradesh Assembly Election, 1967

MP-BHIKANGAON

INC 55.9%won by 11.9%BJS 44.1%

What changed here

Derived

The seat changed hands: JS (JS) lost it to Indian National Congress (INC), which now leads by 11.9%.

Boundaries were redrawn between 1962 and 1967 — the comparison is matched by name and is indicative only.

  • INC vote shareINC went from 25.6% to 55.9% of the vote here (+30.4%).
  • New challengerBharatiya Jana Sangh (BJS) finished second with 44.1% — it did not contest here in 1962.
  • Vote consolidatedThe top two candidates took 100.0% of the vote between them, up from 91.6% — a tighter two-way contest.

Written from the constituency figures by a fixed set of rules — no language model.

Electorate
not in source
Turnout
not in source
Valid votes
24,124
Margin
2,870
11.90%

Candidates

2 contested · winner INC
  1. 1A. BHAGWANSINGHIndian National Congress · INC13,49755.9%
  2. 2R. D. JAISWALBharatiya Jana Sangh · BJS10,62744.1%

Since 1962

Derived

Constituency boundaries were redrawn between 1962 and 1967. Matched by name — treat this comparison as indicative only.

Winner then
JS
Winner now
INCflipped
INCBJS swing
−13.7%
INC share
25.6% 55.9%
BJS share
0.0% 44.1%
Turnout